Toronto-Dominion Bank froze two personal bank accounts to support ‘Freedom Convoy' protesters in Canada who are pushing back against vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 procedures.
Vehicles of the protest convoy are seen parked on the Sir John A. Macdonald parkway leading in to downtown Ottawa on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022.
The move, according to the statement, came after TD applied to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice this week about taking funds sent through bank transfers andand giving them to the intended recipients or returning them to the donors "who have requested refunds but whose entitlement to a refund cannot be determined by TD."
The outlet reported that one bank account received C$1 million through GoFundMe and the rest was sent to a second account through a variety of bank transfers. The spokesperson said TD is unsure of where the GoFundMe payment originated. Toronto Dominion bank sign in clear sky. The bank is the second largest and important in the North American country.
In an email to Reuters, Keith Wilson, an attorney for the convoy, said TD has been put "on notice that their actions are improper and disappointing."
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